JCAH standards for hospital-based home care programs

questions and answers about interpretation

by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals

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Published 1974 by American Hospital Association in Chicago .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Hospitals -- United States

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Edition Notes

Other titles	Standards for hospital-based home care programs
Contributions	American Hospital Association
The Physical Object
Pagination	13 p.
Number of Pages	13
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL14574151M

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